E183 Exercise Physiology — Slide-by-Slide Study Guides

These study guides follow each lecture slide-by-slide in sequence, showing every slide image alongside a summary of the key concepts from the lecture. Use them to review lectures at your own pace.

Course: E183 Exercise Physiology — Spring 2026

Instructor: Professor Monica A. Daley

Department: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine

Note: Professor Jim Hicks provided some of the materials on the oxygen supply cascade and cardiorespiratory physiology used in this course.

Week 1: Comparative Approach, Gas Laws, Oxygen Cascade

Week 2: Alveolar Ventilation, Ventilatory and Metabolic Dynamics, Comparative Pulmonary Function

Week 3: Control of Ventilation, Ventilation-Perfusion Matching, Cardiovascular Responses

Week 4: Exercise in Hypoxia — High Altitude and Diving

Week 5: Introduction to Muscle Structure and Function

Week 6: Integrative Muscle Structure and Function — Organ, Limb, and Whole-Organism Levels

Week 7: Training Effects on Muscle and Forces in Locomotion

Week 8: Energy Cost of Locomotion and Humans in Comparative Context

Weeks 9–10: Integrative Topics in Exercise Physiology

Reference resources

Consolidated reference materials drawn from across the lectures, organized by theme.

Oxygen Supply Cascade and Energy Metabolism in Exercise

Muscle Function and Energetics of Locomotion